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To add openpaper-mcp to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs one environment variable, listed below.

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Install

uvx openpaper-mcp@0.1.3

Environment variables

OPENPAPER_API_TOKENSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add openpaper --env OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN> -- uvx openpaper-mcp@0.1.3

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

openpaper-mcp exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install openpaper-mcp?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add openpaper-mcp to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with openpaper-mcp?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to openpaper-mcp as well.

Does openpaper-mcp need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set this environment variable: OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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